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...Some divers would say 'I have to be smoother or stronger,'" Jamie Greacen, one of Schramm's old teammates said, "but Steve would say 'My left toenail should be a little more over here...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Steve Schramm: The Perfectionist Who Knows All the Dives | 2/8/1980 | See Source »

...translation from Russian could be smoother. Only Hiken delivers his lines naturally; his fellows are often stuck with awful lyrics and absurd dialogue. Nevertheless, Strider refreshes as a theatrical evening and also succeeds as a discussion of equality...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: At Loose Ends? Get Out | 12/12/1979 | See Source »

...looking for a way to beat the rising gasoline prices, N-M has just the thing--a 19th century English Devin horse-drawn carriage. The mahogany frame and body are hand-forged, and the wheels are rubberized for a smoother ride on bumpy interstates. The carriage costs $9,950, horses not included. But, as the N-M spokesman explained, most people in Texas have their own. For more of the 19th century English flavor, N-M suggests hiring master chimney sweeps Dee and David, who, for $3000 excluding travel costs, will entertain your loved ones with songs and stories while...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: All I Want for Christmas......Is A Blimp or Two | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Harvard clearly outran and outskilled the hapless Terriers, even though three Crimson starters watched the game from the bench and the players on the field had to adjust to the wider and smoother surface of the Business School field...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: St. Louis Gets Hat Trick As Women Booters Roll; Terriers Bow Wow, 7-2 | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

...right principles, Nixon says, but a man who also has "street smarts" and "can play every trick ... We want him skillful, shrewd and as tough in the clutch as the other guy. The presidents of the top 50 or so corporations in the United States might be more intelligent, smoother, better poker players, have better manners, but there are no more than two or three of them I would want in a room with a healthy Brezhnev. But I do know some labor leaders I would put in there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Drum Rolls and Lightning | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

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